HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-28-2014 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization MinutesBOARD OF REVIEW MINUTES April 28, 2014
APPROVED
1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
2 MINUTES
3 BOARD OF APPEAL
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5 DATE : April 28, 2014
6 TIME STARTED : 6:15 p.m.
7 TIME ENDED : 6:40 p.m.
8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Roeser, Rafferty,
9 Kusterman and Mayor Reinert
10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none
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12 Staff members present: Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Clerk Julie
13 Bartell; Anoka County Assessor Staff present: Alex Guggenberger, Assessment Compliance
14 Coordinator; Peggy Nordrum, Appraiser; Dan Esichens, Commercial Appraiser
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16 Mayor Reinert reviewed the process that would be used for the meeting.
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18 Anoka County Appraiser Nordrum explained that after appellants are called on to present their
19 appeals, county staff will respond if they've had opportunity to review the appeal. She explained the
20 qualified sales that were used in this year's assessment process. The county has received 55 phone
21 calls to date regarding Lino Lakes' property (and has visited 17). Staff was able to resolve the issues
22 brought up by those calls and in some cases changes were made. Overall, she noted, values in the city
23 are going up and that tends to generate valuation questions.
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25 The council heard from the following appellants:
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27 Annette Hanson, 1036 Evergreen Trail Ms. Hanson explained concern about the value of her
28 property. She is in the north area of the city where there are fewer amenities. There is a property in
29 her neighborhood that is actually nicer than her home and it is for sale for less than her value. She
30 thinks it is about $15,000 to $20,000 overvalued. Ms. Nordrum recalled that she visited the property
31 in 2010 and will do so again. There does seem to be some difference in the climate in the
32 neighborhood and she'll be glad to investigate. The mayor suggested that the board will reconvene
33 to consider additional infouuation on the property when that is available. Council staff verified that
34 the Board could reconvene within the next twenty days.
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36 Council Member Kusterman confirmed that any reduction in the valuation for this property would
37 result at some point in consideration of reducing other property values in the area.
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39 Tom Jackson, 6910 Otter Lake Road — Mr. Jackson is asking for a $32,000 reduction in valuation.
40 This is a light industrial site that includes a non- comforming residence that is no longer habitable.
41 While he fully intends to remove the inhabitable property as required, he'd like that recognized in the
42 valuation. Mr. Eichens said he saw the property in 2012 and at that point the residence was
43 occupied. Since that is no longer the case, he is willing to take another look. The mayor agreed that
44 the board will also consider any new information on this property when they reconvene.
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APPROVED
The meeting was recessed to a continuation hearing on May 12, 2014, 6:00 p.m.
50 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular C
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53 u i. e Bartell, City Clerk
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eff Rein
April 28, 2014
on May 12, 2014.
Taylor